“I did a U-turn and stopped and asked her when she got them – and she said, ‘round the corner, sis’.”

Ms Worby said the woman indicated to the property of Geraldeen Deutrom, who the NT News recently reported was the victim of pineapple thieves. When Ms Worby pointed out that this was stealing, the pineapple-holding woman told her to “f*** off”.

“It’s poor form – she felt quite entitled,” Ms Worby said.

“It’s so disrespectful, I know how much money, time and effort goes into growing them.

“And they’re not even ripe.”

The pineapples’ original owner, Geraldeen Deutrom, said about 15 pineapples were taken on Wednesday.

“They took all of them – except one – they must have thought it was too small,” she said. Ms Deutrom was angry the thief made off with the fruit in broad daylight.

“For me it’s not a major drama, there’s more things to worry about, but it’s a pretty cruel thing to do,” she said.